Police Officer John R. Davis Sr.
Phoenix Police Department
Arizona

End of Watch: Friday, August 6, 1982
Cause: Gunfire

Biographical Info
Age: 48
Tour of Duty: 12 years
Badge Number: 1841

Officer Davis and Officer Ignacio Conchos were shot when they entered a bar to search for bank robbery suspects. Officer Conchos died at the scene and Officer Davis died one month later from his wounds.

Officer Davis had been with the agency for 12 years and was survived by his wife and two children.

 
Photograph: Police Officer John R. Davis Sr.

Patch image: Phoenix Police Department, Arizona

Visit Police Officer Davis's memorial at www.ODMP.org